The last stronghold in Syria

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🗓️ 27 February 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Idlib province in northwestern Syria is now the last stronghold of opposition to President Bashar al-Assad and one of the world’s greatest humanitarian crises. (Transcript here.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:12.7	The last time we talked about Syria on the show was back in October of 2019.
1:17.6	President Trump removed US troops in Turkey moved in.
1:21.2	There was a new humanitarian crisis in northern Syria on the Turkish border.
1:26.4	But now the worst humanitarian crisis in Syria's now nine year civil war is unfolding along
1:33.7	a different part of its border with Turkey in Idlib province in northwestern Syria.
1:39.6	This crisis has less to do with Trump removing troops and more to do with the decision that
1:45.1	the world sort of collectively made during President Obama's tenure to avoid involvement
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